text-transform:uppercase; margin-top:4px; The hardest part was going down slow.Went all the way up and hiked to the peak of Mt.
If you have an account, use the "Log In" link found at the left side of this page in order to access this content. Bross. } margin-top:0; clear:both; -moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03) inset !important; padding-top:4px; As we continue to improve our trail coverage, we'd love to hear what you think and which areas to add next. /* Content Template: Template for a Single Trail - end */ margin-bottom:4px; border:1px solid #c0c0c0; border-top:1px solid #c0c0c0; } The summit of Mount Bross is, however, a big flat area that's large enough to have a /* ----------------------------------------- */ Continue for 2.6 miles to an obvious fork. width:100%; float:left; color:#fff; This is one of the most scenic trails you'll find in Colorado. display:table-cell; #trail-info-left { /* left half */ (And earning the nickname, "The Idiot Stocker.") } #bushducks-link { position: relative; } Mount Bross, the 22nd highest mountain in Colorado, is a 14,178-foot-high mountain that lies on a ridge just south of 14,286-foot Mount Lincoln and unranked 14,239-foot Mount Cameron at the northern end of the Mosquito Range in central Colorado. } height:8px; After a couple of miles on an easy, though badly pot-holed dirt road, the trail breaks above tree-line and gradually becomes more and rockier. text-transform:uppercase; clear:both; float:left; Mount Bross is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 4.321m (14,178ft) above the sea level, located in Park County, Colorado, in USA. line-height:90%; } The trail is primarily used for hiking and snowboarding and is best used from May until October. As it's name implies, this trail takes you very near the top of Mt. font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size:smaller; Mount Bross is covered with old mining roads and claims, part of Colorado's historic mining legacy, so there are property issues to consider when hiking up the mountain. The town of Alma was able get access via the hiking trail from Kite Lake to the top of Mt Lincoln and Mt Democrat but not Mt Bross. line-height:1 !important; How cool is that?Trint grew up riding dirt bikes in the creek beds of the Texas Panhandle. position: relative; background:#bbb; font-size:x-small; } margin-top:0; .youtube-playlist { /* ----------------------------------------- */ /* ----------------------------------------- */ } #elevation-bar .feet-end { Better yet to just do all three ranked 14ers as well as unranked Cameron, which lacks the requisite 300-foot drop between it and Lincoln to be a ranked peak. width:100% #elevation-numbers .elevation-start { Saw about 6 marmots at WP 3.Easy trail all the way up with lots of side roads to explore and mining locations to explore.
Nothing too challenging, deep ruts were fun - the washouts were white knuckle but you'll get through them fine, take em slow! /*.trail-map > a { margin-top:10px; .td-transition-controls .wpv-filter-next-link { Descent off Mount Bross is usually down steep loose scree slopes on the west side of the mountain. #trail-ut { /* UT trail info */ The trailhead is on County Road 8, which st. TrailDamage.com. Mount Bross is considered one of the easiest of Colorado's 54 or 55 Fourteeners (depending on which criteria you use to decide what is a Fourteener). .td-transition-controls .wpv_pagination_dots li a { "A good driver, with a well built, stock truck can do trails that would break a $50k, built-up rig with an inexperienced driver." The summit of Bross is just a few minutes up trail. display:block !important; Mount Bross is considered one of the easiest of Colorado's 54 or 55 } Some campers pitch tents next to their cars and others hike uptrail some for a … .td-transition-controls .wpv-filter-next-link, This is CR 8. Stay on the designated trail to appease the land owner and to avoid having the area closed down as it was in 2005. The lesser road forks to the right (north) and has signs for Windy Ridge. left: 0; -webkit-box-sizing:border-box !important; font-size:x-small; -moz-box-sizing:border-box !important; #elevations-header { } } } }
This is CR 787.A pretty easy trail in a stock UTV. margin-bottom:5px; margin-bottom:0; This description covers the lower portion of Mt. } This trail provides a fairly easy route to the top of the mountain. text-decoration: none; float: none; margin-bottom:10px; Best Time. You can take the Family Truckster up Pike's and Evans, but where's the fun in that? font-size:smaller; font-size:x-small; } display:flex; Total Miles 6. margin-right:15px; padding: 0 25px; Boss. .td-slides-content h3 { 2 to 4 Hours. display:block !important; .trail-map > a::before { We left the Conifer meeting location at about 8:20AM and proceeded to the turnoff for Kite Lake in Alma.
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12,000' Duration. font-size:smaller; .town { } font-weight:bold; /* ----------------------------------------- */ font-size: 300%; Get an early start and plan to be off the summit by noon to avoid thunderstorms and } When the trail evens out it cuts across the western slopes of Mt. /* Content Template: Template for a Single Trail - start */ clear:both; .ratings-wrap span a:hover { With his engineering background, Trint has always respected the factory design of a good truck (and recognized when manufacturers put cheap parts into something marketed for off road use). background-color:#c0c0c0; display:block;
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